Zhang Weiping is no stranger to many people, he is the godfather and elder of today's Chinese basketball interpretation. His commentary is funny and humorous, casual and natural, full of Beijing flavor, self-contained, you can feel the joy and excellent viewing experience in his commentary, he always explains in a serious way, but you can always feel a strong sense of humor across the screen.
This is zhang Weiping's interpretation charm.
In addition, he has many nicknames "Zhang Reasonable", "Weiping Bryant", "Teacher Zhang", "Zhang Guide"... Etc. in the basketball circle can be described as widely circulated, and equally popular are his classic commentaries "Sun Yue, play him", "this ball is played reasonably, although it did not enter, but it should be played like this! ”
When he was young, he was a member of the Chinese national men's basketball team and the core of the team, his height was only 1 meter 93, but he played in the position of two centers (now called big forwards), his physical fitness, comprehensive technical movements, called "under the basket magician" by foreign newspapers, he was the best two center in Asia at that time.
Under the leadership of Zhang Weiping, the Chinese men's basketball team achieved the Asian Championship for the first time (renamed the Asian Cup after 2015) three consecutive championships, and broke the Philippines' domination of the Asian men's basketball team in one fell swoop, and began to become the real hegemon of Asia. In addition, he helped the Chinese team win the Asian Games championship for the first time.
At the 1978 World Championships, Zhang Weiping averaged 25.2 points per game in seven games, ranking second in the scoring list of the world championships, and the scoring record of Chinese at this world championship was maintained for 28 years until the appearance of Yao Ming in 2006.
After retiring from the military, Zhang Weiping studied in the junior college class of Beijing Institute of Physical Education for several years, worked as the head coach of the Beijing youth team, and then went to the Beijing women's basketball team as the head coach. After the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, under the strong recommendation of Qian Chenghai, Zhang Weiping came to the national team and held the position of coach (at that time, there were three levels of domestic coaching positions, namely head coach, coach and assistant coach). Under the partnership of Qian Lao, the Chinese men's basketball team has won an Asian Championship, an Asian Games championship, a ninth place in the World Championships and an 11th place in the Olympic Games.
After the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Zhang Weiping, 38, left the national team and came to the United States as a family visit, when his wife was studying at the University of Chicago. Although the United States at that time was known as gold everywhere, and capital all over the world was gathering on Wall Street, it was difficult for the vast majority of Chinese without capital to have decent jobs in the United States.
In the words of Zhang Weiping, "Maybe you are a skilled doctor in China, but when you come to the United States, you may not even have the opportunity to slaughter a dog."
In order to make a living, Zhang Weiping originally wanted to be a coach, but once he inquired, it was very difficult to be a coach in the basketball holy land of the United States, and even the former Soviet union national team coach who defeated the United States in the 1972 Olympic Games and was already inducted into the "Basketball Hall of Fame" was the same as Kondrasin, even if he clearly said that he did not want a salary and led the team for free, he went to the United States. And he Zhang Weiping has no chance, so he also "died the heart of basketball".
Later, Zhang Weiping worked part-time at the library of the University of Chicago, and later became a Treer (which can be translated as a trainer) on the university basketball team, and was also part-time, with a very small salary of only $5 an hour, which sounded decent, but the actual work was very humble.
His job is to carry an ice bucket, sit next to the court, who has an injury to rush up to the people to deal with, these Zhang Weiping learned in the Beijing Institute of Physical Education, sometimes he also has to wrap the feet of the players before the game, that is, take a thin sponge pad inside, and then take a bandage to wrap the player's ankle in its entirety, play a protective role, cut it after training and throw it away.
A Chinese national team coach actually ran to the United States to wrap the feet of other players, many people sound very outrageous, but the truth is true, Zhang Weiping feels extremely ashamed, but helpless, and even if it is such a job, it is only after the introduction of the vice principal.
Later saw the university finance office recruitment, Zhang Weiping tried, did not expect to be hired, in the United States circulated a sentence, translated is "take a dime salary, do not do a dime of work", but Zhang Weiping's concept is "do not worry about anything, so that you will eat small losses and take advantage of the big advantage", with this attitude, adhering to the diligence and wisdom of the Chinese, Zhang Weiping has been recognized.
Later, he went to the United States to distribute China Tsingtao Beer Monak Company, he originally did not want to jump ship, by chance, originally sent his cousin to apply, but did not expect that the cousin also let himself try, and Zhang Weiping applied for more than a hundred people, but in the end only he was selected.
After entering the company, he learned that he was not qualified to apply, he had not worked in the sales industry, had no knowledge of alcohol, and his English was very poor, and he was able to stand out because he worked in the United States, many companies needed the employer of the previous job as a referee, and the supervisor of his university finance office at that time recognized him very, very much.
Zhang Weiping's earnestness, pragmatism and diligence helped him rise all the way to the top, eventually becoming the regional general manager, he had to go to San Francisco several times a month, and only one week to spend in Los Angeles.
In this way, Zhang Weiping worked in the beer company for four years, until the summer of 1997. If it were not for the later encounter with the nobles, Zhang Weiping might have worked in this post for a lifetime, and on the day Zhang Weiping submitted his resignation, his direct leaders said to him: Wei Ping, as long as you want to come back, this position will always be reserved for you.
After returning to China, Zhang Weiping served as the senior manager of the China Department of the International Management Group, responsible for the promotion and promotion of the Chinese Men's Basketball A League, during which Zhang Weiping organized the national team to communicate with the American basketball team many times through his personal connections, and then began to develop in the direction of basketball commentary and commentary.
From CCTV's "Basketball Classroom", to the NBA and CBA game live broadcast commentary, special guests, from xinhua news agency "Sports Express" "Watch Guide" columnist, NBA time and space columnist, and then to Sohu website basketball columnist. After decades of diligent cultivation, as well as professional and unique wonderful commentary and commentary, Zhang has become a giant and elder in the Chinese basketball interpretation industry.
From the player to the coach, from the trainer to the sales general manager, to the famous basketball commentator, Zhang Weiping's life path seems to be successful, but it reflects his struggle everywhere, and his success is not a reward from heaven, but relies on a little bit of hard work and diligence in exchange.
The times are changing, the players are changing, but Zhang Weiping will never change, as long as he opens his mouth, our youth and nostalgia will never grow old, and now, in addition to those stars on the court, it is time for us to re-examine Zhang Weiping's position in our hearts, at least in my opinion, why is he not the kind of superstar worthy of our learning and pursuit?
Learn from Zhang Guidance, may Zhang Guidance always be happy.
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